Cannon Bard Theory of Emotion As you are hiking through the woods‚ a bear walks out onto the path. In an instant you begin to tense up and sweat. In the same instant you are filled with fear. These two events of physiological responses and emotional experience happen at the same time‚ not one after the other. That is why the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion is a better indicator of how our bodies and minds respond to stimuli. Cannon and Bard highlighted the role of the brain in generating physiological
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It’s your mother‚ and she’s calling to let you know that your beloved family pet has died. You suddenly feel your chest tighten‚ and your eyes well up with tears as you process the sudden‚ overwhelming feeling of loss. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion‚ this feeling of sadness comes from your body’s physiological reaction to the news. Upon hearing about Fluffy’s death‚ your brain sends a signal to your vagus nerves‚ stimulating them‚ and in turn causing that classic sorrowful feeling
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The limbic system is a neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. Three structures that are part of the limbic system are the hypothalamus‚ hippocampus‚ and the amygdala. These three structures work together as a whole making it feasible for the body to function properly. The hypothalamus is a small‚ but busiest part of the brain located just below the thalamus and is mainly concerned with homeostasis. It is an important link in the command chain governing bodily maintenance
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functions of Hypothalamus since this also forms a part of the limbic system and the class has been taken separately There are other areas in the structures near to the limbic system that are intimately connected to it – namely cingulate gyrus‚ basal ganglia‚ ventral tegmental area of the brain stem (just below the thalamus) and prefrontal cortex. So their functions are also needed to be studied alongwith this. LIMBIC SYSTEM 16th April‚ 2014 History • Paul Broca (1824-1880): 1878:
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The Limbic System Most reptiles and lower order organisms only have the “old brain”‚ the evolutionarily oldest part of the brain responsible for vital tasks such as breathing and sleeping‚ whereas higher order organisms have a limbic system. The old brain is comprised of the pons‚ the medulla oblongata‚ the brain stem‚ the thalamus‚ the cerebellum‚ and the reticular formation. The reticular formation is a network inside of the brain stem‚ part of the “old brain” that is essential for arousal (sleeping
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Theories of emotion The James-Lange Theory American Psychologist William James and the Danish Psychologist Carl Lange. James-Lange theory holds that physiological response give rise to our cognitive experience of emotion. Our body responds to a perception of an event before we experience the emotion. James-Lange Theory: 1. Event 2. Arousal 3. Emotion Example: The dog is growling; My muscles tense; My heart races; I feel afraid. The Cannon-Bard Thalamic Theory Walter Cannon a psychologist
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Theories of Emotion Shannon L. Turco PSY/240: The Brain‚ The Body‚ and The Mind: All Together Now May 2‚ 2013 April Kindall Theories of Emotion In this paper on the biopsychology theories of emotion I will briefly describe each of the theories behind Darwin‚ James-Lange‚ Cannon-Bard‚ and Limbic System emotions. I will also include the brain mechanisms that are involved with each. Writing this paper will give myself and my reader a better understanding of emotions and how they are classified
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The Four Theories of Emotion The four main theories of emotion are interesting views of four scholarly psychologists. The theories are the James-Lange theory‚ the Cannon-Bard theory‚ the Schacter-Singer theory‚ and the Lazarus theory. Each of these four theories explains the order of events that occur when an emotion is present. Each theory is a hypothesis waiting to be tested out. Each of these theories is held by a psychologist(s). The psychologists no matter how far past our time they
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Emotions seem to rule our every day life. We make all of our decisions based on whether we feel happy‚ sad‚ scared‚ angry or disgusted. An emotion is a complex psychological state that involves three distinct components: a subjective experience‚ a psychological response‚ and a behavioural or expressive response (Hockenbury & Hockenbury‚ 2007). Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is the father of emotion; he published the first ever book about the study of biopsychology of emotion - “The Expression of Emotions
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James Cannon James Cannon was born in 1864 and grew up to be a well-educated man; he got degrees from Randolf-Macon College and Princeton University. From about 1904 to 1918‚ Cannon was the editor of the Baltimore and Richmond Christian Advocate‚ a Virginia Conference Newspaper‚ where he inserted passionate ideas of the Methodist cause of Prohibition. Beginning in 1901‚ James Cannon became a large part of the Anti-Saloon League; he started out on the executive committee‚ moved on to president‚ and
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